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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Summary Sheet ... presentation of TB ... - Pulmonary disease ... #diagnosis #management ... #summary #fungal
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... Prevotella • Fungal ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #treatment #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... or Blastomyces ... • The fungus ... : • Pulmonary ... #management #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... or serology for Blastomyces ... 40% Invasive Disease ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... #management #treatment
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Valley Fever - Summary ... or excavation work ... disease: no treatment ... #management #summary ... #fungal
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... remains unknown • Final ... #treatment